Search USDA-Licensed Dog Breeders and Dealers

Verify any USDA Class A breeder or Class B dealer against our mirror of the USDA APHIS public database. Search 2,837 active licensees by name, DBA, certificate number, or city. Every result links to a full profile with USDA inspection history since 2014.

What This Tool Does

This lookup mirrors the USDA APHIS Animal Care Public Search Tool (opens in new tab) , refreshed monthly. Use it to confirm a dog breeder holds an active federal license under the Animal Welfare Act before buying a puppy, selling to a dealer, or inspecting the facility's compliance record.

Two USDA license classes appear in results:

  • Class A — Breeder: Breeds and raises dogs on their own premises for sale. Required for breeders with more than 4 breeding females who sell dogs sight-unseen (online, by phone, or by mail).
  • Class B — Dealer: Buys and resells dogs — typically brokers who purchase from breeders and sell to pet stores, research facilities, or directly to consumers.

Certificate format: USDA certificate numbers follow the pattern XX-Y-NNNN — two-digit state code, license class letter (A, B, C, or R), and a sequence number (e.g., 43-A-6252).

Not finding the breeder? They may be exempt from federal licensing (four or fewer breeding females, or face-to-face sales only), licensed only at the state level, or operating without a required license. Check the state-level breeder licensing rules that also apply.

About these licenses: USDA Class A (breeder) and Class B (dealer) licenses are issued under the federal Animal Welfare Act and cover many kinds of animals — not just dogs (for example cats, rabbits, and other regulated species). A licensee shown here holds a USDA license but may breed or deal in animals other than dogs, so inclusion in this database does not necessarily mean the licensee breeds dogs. Always verify a breeder's species, status, and details directly with the licensee and with USDA APHIS (opens in new tab) .

2,214 Class A Breeders
623 Class B Dealers
2026-08-17 Data as of

6,398 results found (Class A)

Including 4,213 inactive results (expired or formerly licensed). Active only

USDA licensee search results
Certificate # Type Name DBA City State Expires Inspections
23-A-0559 Class A John M Stoltzfus — BIRD IN HAND PA — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0714 Class A John Mark Fox — MYERSTOWN PA — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0317 Class A John Mark Stoltzfus Sunny Hollow Kennel Hagerstown IN 9/5/2026 Expired
43-A-3562 Class A JOHN MARRIOTT SR. — CLEARMONT MO — Formerly Licensed
35-A-0503 Class A John Mast Rocky Ridge Kennel Dalton WI 5/18/2028 Active
43-A-6036 Class A John Miller — STURGEON MO — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0435 Class A JOHN MILLER — SUGARCREEK OH — Formerly Licensed
73-A-2798 Class A JOHN MILLER — COALGATE OK — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0725 Class A JOHN MILLER — LEOLA PA — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0344 Class A John N Miller — BALTIC OH — Formerly Licensed
31-A-0612 Class A John N Miller — Baltic OH — Formerly Licensed
42-A-1491 Class A John Nisley — EDGEWOOD IA — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0556 Class A John Otto — Ligonier IN 5/10/2028 Active
41-A-0507 Class A John P Yoder — Mora MN — Formerly Licensed
41-A-0491 Class A John P Yoder — Mora MN — Formerly Licensed
72-A-0176 Class A John R Baldridge — De Ridder LA 6/8/2029 Active
33-A-0597 Class A John R Miller — ARCOLA IL — Formerly Licensed
32-A-0563 Class A John R. Graber and Lillie Graber — Loogootee IN 7/21/2029 Active
32-A-0481 Class A JOHN RABER ROSANNA RABER — LOOGOOTEE IN — Formerly Licensed
43-A-6370 Class A John Reiff — LATHAM MO — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0320 Class A John S Fisher — Loganton PA 10/6/2027 Active
31-A-0783 Class A John Schlabach — Fresno OH 8/1/2028 Active
31-A-0282 Class A John Schlabach — FRESNO OH — Formerly Licensed
42-A-0916 Class A JOHN SCHROEDER MEREDITH SCHROEDER — REMSEN IA — Formerly Licensed
43-A-5366 Class A John Self Patricia Self — LEBANON MO — Formerly Licensed
23-A-0559 Class A — Breeder
John M Stoltzfus
BIRD IN HAND, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
13 inspections clean
2022-12-13 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-12-17 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-01 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-03-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-04-01 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-04-03 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-03-16 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 13.

23-A-0714 Class A — Breeder
John Mark Fox
MYERSTOWN, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2023-10-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-02-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
2 non-critical PDF
2023-02-16 — UNKNOWN
2 non-critical PDF
2022-06-29 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-09-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2020-12-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-30 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0317 Class A — Breeder
John Mark Stoltzfus
DBA: Sunny Hollow Kennel
Hagerstown, IN Exp: 9/5/2026 Expired
10 inspections clean
2025-12-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-08-07 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-06-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-03-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-01-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-12-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
43-A-3562 Class A — Breeder
JOHN MARRIOTT SR.
CLEARMONT, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections 1 direct
2014-11-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-07-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-06-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 1 non-critical PDF
2014-06-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
35-A-0503 Class A — Breeder
John Mast
DBA: Rocky Ridge Kennel
Dalton, WI Exp: 5/18/2028 Active
4 inspections clean
2026-04-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-10 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-6036 Class A — Breeder
John Miller
STURGEON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
10 inspections clean
2025-04-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-04-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-12-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-06-22 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2016-01-28 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
31-A-0435 Class A — Breeder
JOHN MILLER
SUGARCREEK, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2017-11-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-04 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-02-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-11-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2014-07-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
73-A-2798 Class A — Breeder
JOHN MILLER
COALGATE, OK Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2019-12-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-08-07 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
23-A-0725 Class A — Breeder
JOHN MILLER
LEOLA, PA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
5 inspections clean
2023-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-11-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2022-02-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-12-21 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
31-A-0344 Class A — Breeder
John N Miller
BALTIC, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2015-09-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-08-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
31-A-0612 Class A — Breeder
John N Miller
Baltic, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
9 inspections clean
2025-02-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-12-10 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2024-08-13 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-04-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2019-05-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-02-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-08-04 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
42-A-1491 Class A — Breeder
John Nisley
EDGEWOOD, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
15 inspections 2 direct
2021-09-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-12-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-12-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-02 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2017-08-23 — FOCUSED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct 3 non-critical PDF
2016-07-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF

Showing most recent 10 of 15.

32-A-0556 Class A — Breeder
John Otto
Ligonier, IN Exp: 5/10/2028 Active
10 inspections clean
2026-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-04-21 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-03-28 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-02-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-04-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-03-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-04 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
41-A-0507 Class A — Breeder
John P Yoder
Mora, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2021-08-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-05-12 — PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
41-A-0491 Class A — Breeder
John P Yoder
Mora, MN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
2 inspections clean
2017-04-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-11-02 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
72-A-0176 Class A — Breeder
John R Baldridge
De Ridder, LA Exp: 6/8/2029 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-06-03 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-10-02 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-25 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-04-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-05-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-06-01 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
33-A-0597 Class A — Breeder
John R Miller
ARCOLA, IL Exp: — Formerly Licensed
4 inspections clean
2021-11-08 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-03-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-09-26 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0563 Class A — Breeder
John R. Graber and Lillie Graber
Loogootee, IN Exp: 7/21/2029 Active
10 inspections clean
2026-04-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-03-10 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-07-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-08 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-12-07 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-11-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-18 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-01-10 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-12-15 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-07-14 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
32-A-0481 Class A — Breeder
JOHN RABER ROSANNA RABER
LOOGOOTEE, IN Exp: — Formerly Licensed
3 inspections 1 direct
2016-10-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 direct PDF
2015-03-12 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-09-25 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
43-A-6370 Class A — Breeder
John Reiff
LATHAM, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2022-09-22 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-09-14 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
3 non-critical PDF
2022-03-22 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-01-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2018-10-18 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #2
no violations PDF
23-A-0320 Class A — Breeder
John S Fisher
Loganton, PA Exp: 10/6/2027 Active
14 inspections clean
2026-05-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-01-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-09-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2024-05-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-03-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-05-31 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2021-08-24 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2021-07-27 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-02-04 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-06-27 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF

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31-A-0783 Class A — Breeder
John Schlabach
Fresno, OH Exp: 8/1/2028 Active
9 inspections clean
2026-04-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2026-02-11 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2025-06-24 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-12 — NEW SITE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2025-03-03 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2023-04-21 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-07-26 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-03-16 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2019-07-24 — PRELICENSE INSPECTION #1
no violations PDF
31-A-0282 Class A — Breeder
John Schlabach
FRESNO, OH Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2018-05-23 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-10-05 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-10-12 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-10-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-05-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-03-19 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
42-A-0916 Class A — Breeder
JOHN SCHROEDER MEREDITH SCHROEDER
REMSEN, IA Exp: — Formerly Licensed
7 inspections clean
2019-09-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-06-27 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-06-14 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-05-19 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-03-14 — ATTEMPTED INSPECTION
1 non-critical PDF
2015-04-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2014-05-06 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
43-A-5366 Class A — Breeder
John Self Patricia Self
LEBANON, MO Exp: — Formerly Licensed
8 inspections clean
2024-05-16 — RE-LICENSE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2023-05-09 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2022-01-05 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2020-01-30 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2018-12-11 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2017-08-17 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2016-06-20 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF
2015-05-28 — ROUTINE INSPECTION
no violations PDF

Data sources: Licensee data comes from the USDA APHIS Animal Care Public Search Tool (opens in new tab) . Inspection reports are sourced from the Data Liberation Project (opens in new tab) (CC BY-SA 4.0), which compiles USDA APHIS inspection data from 2014 to present. Both are updated monthly. For the most current information, verify directly with USDA APHIS. This is not an official USDA tool.